The Style Sure Changes in an Instant

The Steel Duchy's military forces are almost entirely concentrated on the border.

They formed a line with three Military Fortress and gathered the forces of nine Legion.

The Rhine City was located directly behind the Military Fortress, and it continuously supplied the three Military Fortress with war materials, soldiers, and so on.

Rhine City is the granary of the frontier, and what William needs to do is first kill the City Lord of Rhine City to establish his authority.

This trip seems reckless; it might even be more advantageous to secretly burn the supplies.

William's actions were intended to instigate war, not to weaken the Steel Duchy's fighting power, and weakening its national strength would not benefit him much.

The Steel Duchy is now using all sorts of dirty tricks to win over Player, and he has to sabotage that.

He rarely uses Soul Magic, so he's not afraid of being recognized for the time being. And even if he is recognized, so what?

Blackrock will still take Black Rock blame, and even if the Steel Duchy knows that William was behind it, there's nothing they can do.

"You've been eyeing my Dawn City all this time, and now I've delivered myself right to your doorstep. Let's see how you take me down." William looked at the City Lord's Personal Guard were surrounding him and charged forward without looking back.

The 30-odd mid-level Personal Guard who had just arrived were no pushovers either. The level 50 Shield Warrior at the front roared, "Charge! Take down the Assassin and protect the City Lord!"

"Protect your grandpa." William glanced at the idiot, then looked at the City Lord who was secretly observing from the window.

He immediately drew his bow and arrow, and in an instant, his hands condensed soul energy into a dark blue arrow, which shot out.

The blue arrow streaked across the night sky, silent and still, like a ghost.

"Block it for me!" The Shield Warrior had already thrown his shield into the air the moment William aimed at the second-floor window, attempting to block the arrow.

But a strange thing happened: the shield clearly had a chance to block the arrow, but the dark blue arrow instantly passed through the shield and struck the City Lord squarely.

"How is this possible?" The Shield Warrior was still a little stunned when, in the blink of an eye, the Assassin in front of him disappeared again.

"Assassin... Assassin..."

"City Lord..."

Accompanied by screams behind them, the Personal Guard barely turned around before discovering that the person had traversed space and suddenly thrust a sword into the City Lord's chest.

"Pfft."

The City Lord, who had already been hit by an arrow, suddenly raised his head and sneered.

He unleashed a fierce aura, his entire body enveloped in Flame Battle Aura, and his blood-soaked right hand gripped the Thunder Sword as he lunged headlong at William.

Bang.

The two Iron-Head Kid collided, and with the 'servants' hidden in the shadows attacking simultaneously, William's Battle Aura Shield shattered instantly. Fortunately, his Soul Shield blocked the attack.

The immense impact sent him flying backward, but at that moment he grabbed the fake City Lord's shoulder, and the two of them tumbled out of the window and crashed to the ground.

"Is this even possible? You found me a substitute in such a short time, I knew it! How could you be so cunning..."

"If time hadn't been so tight, I definitely would have missed an Insight."

William licked his lips, shook his head, and quickly got up. He then kicked the fake City Lord hard, sending him flying like a cannonball before he could even get up. The kick landed on the gate, leaving a human-shaped mark.

With a "whoosh," the Shield Warrior behind him swung his sword down, and Sword Qi several meters long crashed down on William's head.

However, the latter could only raise one arm.

The Magic shield shattered, and blood splattered in the air.

Ignoring the injury on his arm, William used the momentum to rush into the house and kicked the fake City Lord in the face again, smashing him into the wall and leaving a spiderweb-like crack that extended outwards. It was hard to imagine how much force his kick had.

A headache is inevitable...

But battles aren't about back-and-forth exchanges and dazzling techniques; they're about striking while the iron is hot and finishing off the opponent!

William's fighting style was decisive and swift. He approached the latter, and the Thunder Sword and the Venomous Shortsword slashed simultaneously, seemingly tearing space apart.

The lightning and green light formed an almost frozen trajectory...

then.

In the blink of an eye.

This pseudo- City Lord, who was quite strong and still had the power to counterattack, had his arms severed while trying to block the attack, and his head flew into the air, his open eyes filled with only confusion.

"So powerful." The level 50 Shield Warrior shuddered. The other Personal Guard followed him into the room and witnessed the same scene, and they were all somewhat incredulous.

Because that was the City Lord's double, the third strongest person in Rhine City.

"What kind of being could be so powerful?"

William completely ignored the people behind him.

Suddenly, he slammed his fist into the wall on the left!

Bang!

A hole was hammered into the wall.

"Uh..." A panicked middle-aged man was grabbed by the neck by a hand that seemed to pass through the wall. His eyes were wide open, his feet were dangling in the air, and he couldn't muster any strength at all.

"Oh no! Save the City Lord!" The Personal Guard were truly panicked this time, swarming forward without even having time to think about how the Assassin knew there were people inside the hidden wall.

If Player were here, they would definitely yell, "Scientist!!!"

But it was too late to say anything. William exerted force, his arm instantly becoming thicker, and when he suddenly pulled his hand away, the City Lord almost died.

Not only was his neck snapped, but half of his bloodied spine was also pulled out and flung at the feet of his Personal Guard.

A City Lord is only level 30...

They could kill without any resistance.

"Soul Magic is very powerful..." William had discovered this problem a long time ago.

Once the Holy Spirit Magic reaches level 20, when a person's mental fluctuations are too great, they can detect the location of creatures within 10 meters. The greater the mental fluctuations, the more accurate the location.

This isn't Skill; it's more like a three-dimensional map forming in the mind, like the ultrasonic waves of Bat.

Clearly, even if Player learns Soul Magic, they cannot master it unless it's a specific Skill.

This is an instinct that only NPCs possess, or rather, only by truly integrating into this world can one enjoy the abilities that belong to the original inhabitants.

Well, he finally understood why the Ghost Arrow could go through walls—because he had X-ray vision!

"The City Lord is dead just like that?" The group of Personal Guard could hardly believe it; who exactly was this guy standing before them?

"Is this Assassin? Ranger? Or Warrior?" someone muttered to themselves, his strength utterly unreasonable.

The City Lord's Manor's Personal Guard were ultimately unable to stop William.

The level 57 Legendary Boss was a killing machine in version 1.0. Its Legendary Bloodline granted it a 57% attribute bonus, making it almost instilling despair in its enemies...

William, seemingly invincible, stormed into the City Lord's Manor, killing the City Lord in less than three minutes. He then ostentatiously charged out, eventually reaching the city wall, where he escaped under the cover of night.

This heinous murder caused quite a stir in both Duchy.

the next day.

The investigation team sent by the King arrived, and to the Player' greatest surprise, two Legendary Boss appeared in this team.

The assassination attempt is going to be a big deal, that's what all the Player are thinking.

These two were Goethe Narcissus and Augustine.

The two remained silent as they gazed at the chaotic scene within the City Lord's Manor and the untouched deathly landscape.

Augustine clenched his fist, his gaze turning cold. "Indeed very strong, a master of our level."

Goethe Nassis carefully touched the human-shaped dent in the wall, then shook his head. "No, I'm probably not as strong as you."

"This guy isn't a real assassin. The Shadow Organization never allows such a stupid Assassin to appear," Augustine said through gritted teeth.

"That's true. Then let's think about who he really is. Diablo of the Blackrock Duchy? Or Raekton? Or...?"

"No, none of those are true..." Goethe Nassis quickly refuted his own conclusion.

Diablo and Raekton, one a Metal Warrior and the other the commander of the Royal Guard, would not be assigned such a mission, let alone anyone else.

The two exchanged a glance, and considering the battle scene described by their subordinates, they said almost simultaneously, "Lightning Element, Dawn City."

Goethe Nassis chuckled at this, "How mischievous! I didn't kill that little brat back then, but instead let him grow up. Now he even dares to provoke me. Interesting."

"He will probably make another move."

"Perhaps, perhaps not." Goethe raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice, "But you don't need to worry about that. You continue to lead the Decapitation Squad to assassinate border officers, scouts, and any skilled individuals."

"As for the domestic Nobles issues, I'll handle them. In short, the war will begin in two months."

"You are now creating tension at the border, making the Blackrock Duchy believe that we are about to attack."

"Alright, William is mine. I still remember the grudge from the last Dragon-Slaying War." Augustine still vividly remembered that witch, and he would be disgusted for the rest of his life if he didn't avenge her.

Goethe Nassis nodded, then suddenly waved his hand, signaling everyone else to leave.

Then...

He looked at the blond man before him and gently touched Augustine's cheek. "Be careful, his abilities are extraordinary."

"Stay until tonight?" Augustine rarely showed a slight smile.

"Hmm... okay!"

I'll update 4 times today for now. I'll update 1 more for every 500 Monthly Ticket, 600 more, and 700 more. I'm a little overwhelmed by the sheer volume of updates. Yesterday I planned 7, but I accidentally pressed 8 instead; otherwise, it would have been 5 today.